Barrel-labeling machine



Jan 24%, 1928., L657 382 A. V. A. FELTEN BARREL LABELING MACHINE FiledApril 6 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Abram EA .ZQliew ATTORNEYWITNESSES fi Jan.

A. v. A. FELTEN BARREL LABELING MACHINE Filed April 6 1927 2Shets-S'neet 2 I INVENTORI Abram VA Elie.

ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 24, 1928.

ABRAM V. A. FELTEN, OF PITTSFIELID, MASSACHUSETTS.

BARREL-LABELING MACHINE.

Application filed April 6, 1927. Serial No. 181,522.

This invention relates to barrel labeling machines. i 7 An object of theinvention is to print upon the side bf a barrel or any cylindricalobject a circular series of labels or other printed matter, and performthis operation upon barrels or drums which are successively presented toa printing roll.

A further object is to provide means for positioning a barrel or drum ina cradle or a support and in contact with a printing roll so that thebarrel or drum is revolved and turned with the roll and receives theprinted matter on the side thereof.

A. further object is to provide an apparatus of this character whichfe'eds'one barrelor drum at a time into the supporting cradle and ejectsthe printed barrel or drum at the end of the printing operation Afurther objectisto provide an apparatus or machine of this characterwhich is entirely automatic in its operation and which is'capable ofadjustment to accommodate di'fi'erent sizes of barrels or drums.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction "and combinations and ar rangements ofparts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claims.

lln the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view in longitudinalsection, illustrating my improved apparatus, showing the barrel or drumin position for printing thereon, the view being taken on the line 1-1of Figure 3;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the barrel or drum beingejected from the supporting cradle;

Figure 3 is a view, mainly in end eleva tion, showing the parts insection and broken away for clearness of illustration; 1 m

Figure 4 is a sectional plan view. taken on the line H of Figure 1, withthe barrels or drums removed;

Figure 5 is a view in transverse section on the line 55 of Figure 4.

1 represents a base frame in which a cradle 2 is mounted to rock. Thiscradle 2 comprises a pair of end yokes 3, 3 connected by a centralsegmental roll 4 mounted on a shaft 5, the latter having bearings in theend of the base frame 1.

The yokes 3, 3 support at their ends rollers 6, 6 and these rollers 6have flanged collars 7 at their ends which telescope on the ends of theroll proper and are secured at various longitudinal adjustments by ascrew 8 so as to lengthen the rolls in accordance with the length of thebarrels or drums operated upon.

The base frame 1 has uprights 9 at opposite sides which may be slottedas shown at 10 and form vertically adjustable guides for a shaft 11.This shaft 11 carries at its center a segmental printing roll 12 havinghollow hubs 13 in which central enlargements 14 on disks 15 are securedat various longitudinal adjustments by screws 16 so that these disks maybe spaced toward and from the printing roll, and as said disks are ofgreater diameter than the printing roll and are designed to registervertically with the flanges on the collars 7 they function as guides tohold the barrels or drums 17 in proper position for printingr The shaft11 may have a pulley 18 at one end to -which power is supplied from anydosired source. or any 0t er "suitablemeans may be employed for turningthe shaft 11, as it will be readil understood.

Above the printing roll 12 an inking roll 19 is provided and has aproperly cushioned surface of absorbent material contacting with thesurface of the roll 12 to supply the ink thereto, and an ink font 20 islocated above the inking roll 19 and supplies ink thereto. This font 20is'secured to a bar 21 supported by the'uprights 9. p

The inking roll is mounted on a shaft 22 which projects through slots 23in the uprights 9, and coil springs 24 connect the shaft 22 with fixedpins or other devices 25 on the uprights tending to press the inkingroller in proper engagement with the printing roll.

It will be noted that the printing roll is segmental in form so thatwhile it has a surface or periphery of suflicient length to print uponthe entire periphery of a barrel or drum it is cut away or recessed soas to al-' low the drum to ride into and out of position in thesupporting cradle 2, all of which will be more fully hereinafterdescribed.

The cradle 2 is held in normal position b means of a coil 26 connectingthe center ro l 4: with a fixed part of the base frame 1, as

clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The barrels or drums 17 are fed by gravit-y down an inclined track "27.This track 27 consists of outer rails .28 and inner rails 29, The outerrails 28 are flanged or angular in form in cross section so as toproperly guide the barrels or drums, and these side rails 28 are capableof adjustment toward and away from each other to regulate thescrew-threaded rod 30 is made angular asera shown at 33 for thereception of a wrench to turn the same and adjust the rails to properposition.

The uprights 19 support a pair of tripping levers 34 pivotally supportedbetween their ends on the uprights, as shown at 35, and connected attheir lower ends by a rod 36 which lies within the confines of thecradle 2 and which functions as a kicker to eject the printed barrel, aswill be explained.

The upper portions of these tripping levers '34 are preferably curved,constituting cams, and these curved or'cam portionsare engaged by pins37 on the ends of the printing roll 12 to cause said levers to beoperated at each complete revolution of the printing roll. 1

The barrels are held back on the track and permitted to move forward oneat a time through the medium of triggers 38. These triggers are in theform of angular levers pivotally supported on a rod 39 on the base'frame 1.

The forward ends of the levers 34 have longitudinal slots 40 thereinreceiving the rod or'shaft 41 which supports the roll 6 of cradle 2.Links 42 connect this same rod or shaft 41 with the levers 34 at a pointbelow the pivotal mounting of the latter.

I would call particular attention to the shape of the angular levers 38constituting the triggers. These levers are so shaped as to projectupwardly in front of the lowermost barrel on the track, as shown inFigure 3, and at their extremities are formed with upwardly projectinglugs or fingers 43 which are adapted, when the triggers are moved intothe position shown in Figure 1,

to hold the barrels back on the track.

I have illustrated the printing roll as hav-- roll revolves it willcause the barrel or drum to revolve and print the side of the barrel ordrum. As the printing operation is completed the recessed portion of theprinting roll 12 will be positioned above the barrel or drum in thecradle and the pins 37 will engage the tripping levers 34 causing themto swing to the position shown in Figure 2. This-movement of the levers34 through the medium of thelinks 42 causes the cradle 2 to swing to theposition shown in Figure 2, and at the same time the rod 36 connectingthe tripping levers 34 functions as a kicker to reject the barrel ordrum from the die. During thisejecting of the printed barrel or drum thetrigger levers 38 will as sume the position shown in Figure 2 and willhold back the series of barrels on the track until the printed barrel iscompletely ejected. As the pins 37 ride past the trigger levers 34, thespring 26 will draw the cradle and other parts connected thereto back tonormal position and during this movement of the barrel will be permittedto ride 'down the track and move into the cradle 2. The lugs 43 at thefree ends of the trigger levers 38 move upwardly to hold back the lineof barrels, as shown in Fig ure 1.

While I have illustrated my apparatus for continuous feeding andoperation it is obvious of course that I may provide any standardequipment for intermittent feeding or for controlled feeding to suit theusers.

While I have illustrated what I believe to be a preferred embodiment ofmy'inven tion it is obvious that various changes and alterations mightbe made in the general form of the parts described without depart ingfrommy invention and hence I do not 7 limit myself to the precisedetails set forth but consider myself at liberty tomake such changes andalterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appendedclaims.

Iclaim: U

1. A machine of the character described,-

tary movement of the latter. a printing roll adapted to engage thebarrel to print thereon and turn the same while the latter is in thecradle, and means for rocking the cradle to eject the barrel from thecradle after the printing operation is completed.

3. A machine of the character described, including a cradle, rollers inthe cradle adapted to support a barrel or drum and permit rotarymovement of the latter, a printing rgll adapted'to engage the barrel toprint thereon and turn the same while the latter is in the cradle, saidprinting roll segmental in form, and means operated by the printing rollto tilt the cradle and eject a barrel therefrom after the printingoperation is completed.

4. A machine of the character described, including a barrel-receivingcradle, tracks guiding the barrels on the cradle, means adapted topermit the barrels to move onto the cradle one at a time, means forprinting on the side of the barrel while the latter is in the cradle,and means for rocking the cradle to eject a barrel from the cradle afterthe printing operation and permit another barrel to move into the cradlefor printing operation.

5. A machine of the character described, including a barrel-receivingcradle, tracks guiding the barrels on the cradle, means adapted topermit the barrels to move onto the cradle one at a time. means forprinting 6. A machine of the class described, including a cradle, aspring holding said cradle in normal position, a printing roll above thecradle, means for feeding one barrel at a time into the cradle to beprinted upon by the printing roll, trigger levers moved by the printingroll at each rotation of the latter, a rod connecting said triggerlevers, and a link connecting said trigger levers with the cradlewhereby the movement of said trigger levers operates to tilt the cradleand to eject a barrel ordrum from the cradle after the printingoperation is completed. I

7. A machine of the character described, including a support, means inthe support providing rotary mounting for a barrel, a rotary printingdevice adapted to engage the surface of the barrel and revolve the sameand print thereon, means for ejecting

